Shock absorber health and condition monitoring device

A system, comprising:

• a first shock absorber configured for use in a vehicle;
• a first sensor coupled to the first shock absorber and configured to generate first shock-absorber data, wherein the first shock-absorber data comprises temperature data of the first shock absorber;
• a shock-wear calculator coupled to receive the first shock-absorber data, comprising:
• a processing unit,
• a shock-wear indicator,
• data storage, and
• machine-language instructions stored in the data storage and executable by the processing unit to perform functions including:
• receiving the first shock-absorber data, and
• displaying an indication of the condition of the first shock absorber on the shock-wear indicator, wherein the condition of the first shock absorber is based on the first shock-absorber data.

A method, comprising:

• a temperature sensor couple to a shock absorber for measuring a temperature of a shock absorber;
• and at least one processor for
• determining a status of the shock absorber based on the measured temperature of the shock absorber;
• determining a condition of the shock absorber based on the status of the shock absorber;
• and
• indicating the condition of the shock absorber.